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The Entertainer

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Now the Dcurtain is D7going Gup,
The entertDainer is taA7king a Dbow,
Does his dance step and D7sings his sGong,
Even gE7ets all the audience to sA7ing GaloA7ng,
Yes, he kDnows just what D7he must Gdo,
Knows how to bDring down the hA7ouse when he’s Dthrough,
Snappy patter and jD7okes, he knows what Gpleases the Gmfolks,
The entertDainer, the sA7tar of the sDhow.
It was in vaudeville and he was D7on the bill,
With all the sGingers, dancers, aGmcrobats and cDlowns,
There was a dancing bear, even a dog act there,
And a comAedian who nE7ever let ‘em dAown,
But, when Dhe came on to do his fD7av’rite song,
He really Gwowed ‘em in the Gmcities and the tDownD7s,
They came from nGear and fGmar, to see the vDaudeville star,
The E7enterA7tainDer!

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The Entertainer

by Scott Joplin

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D D7 G

Now the curtain is going up,

D A7 D

The entertainer is taking a bow,

D7 G

Does his dance step and sings his song,

E7 A7 G A7

Even gets all the audience to sing along,

D D7 G

Yes, he knows just what he must do,

D A7 D

Knows how to bring down the house when he’s through,

D7 G Gm

Snappy patter and jokes, he knows what pleases the folks,

D A7 D

The entertainer, the star of the show.

It was in vaudeville and he was on the bill,

G Gm D

With all the singers, dancers, acrobats and clowns,

There was a dancing bear, even a dog act there,

A E7 A

And a comedian who never let ‘em down,

D D7

But, when he came on to do his fav’rite song,

G Gm D D7

He really wowed ‘em in the cities and the towns,

G Gm D

They came from near and far, to see the vaudeville star,

E7 A7 D

The entertainer!

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